Somalia: Economy Without StateInternational African Institute, 2003 - 206 pages In the wake of the collapse of the Somali government in 1991, a "second" or "informal" economy based on trans-border trade and smuggling is thriving. While focusing primarily on pastoral and agricultural markets, Peter D. Little demonstrates that the Somalis are resilient and opportunistic and that they use their limited resources effectively. While it is true that many Somalis live in the shadow of brutal warlords and lack access to basic health care and education, Little focuses on those who have managed to carve out a productive means of making ends meet under difficult conditions and emphasizes the role of civic culture even when government no longer exists. Exploring questions such as, Does statelessness necessarily mean anarchy and disorder? Do money, international trade, and investment survive without a state? Do pastoralists care about development and social improvement? This book describes the complexity of the Somali situation in the light of international terrorism. |
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... livestock traders and herders - indicate that the livestock herds of southern Somalia have not suffered nearly as much as elsewhere in the country ( Lohr 1995 ; Stefano Tempia , personal communication ) . Even the civil strife of the ...
Economy Without State Peter D. Little. determining livestock prices in most of the cross - border corridors . As will be shown in the next section , changes in livestock prices and in cross- border trade patterns have important impacts ...
... livestock prices decline and prices of imported foods increase . As Ahrens , who surveyed the area during the first Saudi Arabian ban , notes : The cessation of livestock exports has had a serious impact on the economy of the visited ...
Contents
Introduction to a stateless economy | 2 |
A land of livestock | 22 |
The destruction of ruralurban relations | 45 |
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